An MRI Readable Wireless Flexible Pressure Sensor

Nakamura, Tatsuya ;   Inoue, Yusuke ;   Kim, Dongmin ;   Matsuhisa, Naoji ;   Yokota, Tomoyuki ;   Sekitani, Tsuyoshi ;   Someya, Takao ;   Sekino, Masaki

Tags Biolelectric sensors and sensor systems

We developed an MRI-detectable wireless flexible pressure sensor with fabricating pressure-sensitive RLC circuit structure on flexible film…

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An MRI-Compatible and Quantifiable Mechanical Stimulator for Allodynia in a Rat Model of Neuropathic Pain

Suzuki, Toshiki ;   Kim, Dongmin ;   Nagase, Masae ;   Saitoh, Youichi ;   Someya, Takao ;   Sekino, Masaki

Tags MR neuroimaging

We developed an MRI-compatible and quantifiable mechanical stimulator for rats. Functional MRI (fMRI) was used to investigate brain activations…

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Design of Small-Size Pouch Motors for Rat Gait Rehabilitation Device

Chang, Shih-Yin ;   Takashima, Kenta ;   Nishikawa, Satoshi ;   Niiyama, Ryuma ;   Someya, Takao ;   Onodera, Hiroshi ;   Kuniyoshi, Yasuo

Tags Rehabilitation – RoboticsRehabilitation – LocomotionRehabilitation – Spinal injury

Recent studies have demonstrated that active gait training can recover voluntary locomotive ability of paralyzed rats. Rehabilitation devices…

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Suppression of Angiogenesis by Electric Stimulation using Ultra-Flexible and Ultra-Thin Electrodes

Inoue, Yusuke ;   Sekino, Masaki ;   Yokota, Tomoyuki ;   Sekitani, Tsuyoshi ;   Saito, Itsuro ;   Isoyama, Takashi ;   Abe, Yusuke ;   Yambe, Tomoyuki ;   Someya, Takao

Tags Cardiovascular regenerationCardiovascular structureVascular mechanics

The purpose is to observe angiogenesis in vivo under application of electric stimulations. We developed an implantable device equipped with a…

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